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An Unlikely Army of Militia and Pirates Shocked the World by Defeating the British Army at the Battle of New Orleans
Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 ...
Gulf War veteran in Leeds to receive British Empire Medal in New Year's Honours for voluntary work
An inspirational Gulf War veteran discovered he was to receive a British Empire Medal (BEM) as his wife surprised him with a ...
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'I was there': Oil fires in the Gulf, 1991
Former soldier Shaun Rusling was a sergeant in the British Army and worked ... of the National Gulf Veterans Association. Shaun Rusling: ‘It was the morning of the ground war offensive; the ...
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Gulf War syndrome 'not caused by depleted uranium'
Instead, researchers believe Gulf War syndrome may be due to soldiers being exposed to the nerve agent sarin. The Royal British Legion said a lack of understanding of the condition has had a ...
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Remember all war dead this Sunday - Sgt Major
who joined the Army in 1987, served as a regular and reserve soldier in Northern Ireland, the Gulf, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. October saw the 10th anniversary of the end of British combat ...